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our first witness is mark kelly. he's -- our first witness is mark can kelly, retired astronaut and co-founded americans for potential solutions. thsz an advocacy that promotes to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership, with his wife, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you chairman leahy and ranking member grassry for inviting me today. i look forward to an instructive dialogue with your committeeant want to take the opportunity to congratulate gabby's friend jeff lake on new role as arizona's junior senator. as you know, our family has been immeasurableably affected by gun violence. gabby's gift for speech is a distant gg? news breaks to yet another tragic shooting. after 20 kids and six of their teachers were gunned down in their classrooms at sandy hook elementary, we said this time must be different. something needs to be done. we're simply two reasonable americans who have said enough. on january 8th of 2011, a young man walked up to gabby at her constitue
our first witness is mark kelly. he's -- our first witness is mark can kelly, retired astronaut and co-founded americans for potential solutions. thsz an advocacy that promotes to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership, with his wife, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you chairman leahy and ranking member grassry for inviting me today. i look forward to an instructive dialogue with your committeeant want to take the opportunity to...
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our first witness is mark kelly. he's -- our first witness is mark can kelly, retired astronaut and co-founded americans for potential solutions. thsz an advocacy that promotes to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership, with his wife, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you chairman leahy and ranking member grassry for inviting me today. i look forward to an instructive dialogue with your committeeant want to take the opportunity to congratulate gabby's friend jeff lake on new role as arizona's junior senator. as you know, our family has been immeasurableably affected by gun violence. gabby's gift for speech is a distant memory. she struggles to walk and partially blind. a year ago she left the job she loved, serving the people of arizona. but in the past two years, we have watched gabby's determination and spirit and intel lekt conquer her disabilities. we're speaking to you today as americans. we're a lot like many fellow citizens following this debate about g
our first witness is mark kelly. he's -- our first witness is mark can kelly, retired astronaut and co-founded americans for potential solutions. thsz an advocacy that promotes to prevent gun violence and protect responsible gun ownership, with his wife, former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. please go ahead, sir. >> thank you chairman leahy and ranking member grassry for inviting me today. i look forward to an instructive dialogue with your committeeant want to take the opportunity to...
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kelly has so eloquently testified. and the nra's bet, i was at a breakfast with david keane, the head of the nra several weeks ago, i asked them directly, do you think this is kind of different? he said no, it goes back to the earlier question. i think it is because of the children and i think background checks are not just going to happen, but they're not just the sort of compromise fall back position, there actually would be a really important addition to the state of gun control legislation. >> i'm going to bring in congresswoman diane black, a tennessee republican on the budget ways and means committee. it's good to see you congresswoman. >> mark kelley was talking about the misinformation that's out there over the gun issue and yesterday we saw sarah palin post a face book message, we're going to default eventually and that's why the feds are stockpiling bullets in case of civil unrest. not so sinister, homeland security is stockpiling ammo for target practice, two you condemn these tactics that are being used? >>
kelly has so eloquently testified. and the nra's bet, i was at a breakfast with david keane, the head of the nra several weeks ago, i asked them directly, do you think this is kind of different? he said no, it goes back to the earlier question. i think it is because of the children and i think background checks are not just going to happen, but they're not just the sort of compromise fall back position, there actually would be a really important addition to the state of gun control legislation....
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kelly are launching a initiative to stop gun violence. >> when it can happen to children in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> i have a gun, we are both gun owners. we have strong supporters of the second amendment but we've got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> today's tucson anniversary comes against the back drop of a raging gun debate fueled by the newton, connecticut, school tragedy. and graphic testimony yesterday expected to last a week at the preliminary hearing for the gunman charged in the aurora colorado movie theater shooting. i'm joined by roxanne that green, her daughter was the youngest of the six people killed by jared loughner. thanks for joining us, we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> i'm sure this is a tough day although i can't imagine every day isn't tough. how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine. my family and i are doing fine. we just keep her in our hearts always and we know she's in heaven with my mother and grandmother. that comforts us. >> you recently in fact went to newtown, connecticut. i wonder, wh
kelly are launching a initiative to stop gun violence. >> when it can happen to children in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> i have a gun, we are both gun owners. we have strong supporters of the second amendment but we've got to do something to keep the guns from getting into the wrong hands. >> today's tucson anniversary comes against the back drop of a raging gun debate fueled by the newton, connecticut, school tragedy. and graphic testimony yesterday...